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Once: Music From The Motion Picture by: Soundtrack List Price: CDN$ 14.99 City Travel Guides Price: CDN$ 11.99 You Save: CDN$3.00 (20%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0886971058628 Format: Soundtrack Label: Sony Music Canada Inc. Manufacturer: Sony Music Canada Inc. Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Sony Music Canada Inc. Release Date: June 26, 2007 Studio: Sony Music Canada Inc. Sales Rank: 56 MPN: 10586 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Even those allergic to musicals may be won over by Once, a tender-hearted Irish romance with songs by Czech Republic-born Markéta Irglová and Frames frontman Glen Hansard. (The film's director, John Carney, actually used to play bass in the group.) The trick here is that Irglová and Hansard also play the leads; because their characters are shown busking, writing music, or rehearsing, the songs are smoothly integrated in the film. The overall acoustic mood won't surprise fans of the Frames--some tracks ("Say It to Me," "When Your Mind's Made Up") have even popped up on the band's albums, though the arrangements are more pared-down here, befitting the scruffy, street-musician setting. Being the lesser-known entity, Irglová feels like a revelation; she sounds a bit like a folkie Björk on "If You Want Me," and her song "The Hill" is downright heartbreaking. Irglová and Hansard had already made the 2006 album The Swell Seasontogether, so their collaboration here feels really organic--they sound particularly good together on the title track, for instance. Now that's the kind of magic you want from musicals. --Elisabeth Vincentelli Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Once: Music From The Motion Picture [Soundtrack] This is an excellent soundtrack to go along with a great movie. The music is raw but quite intense. When I saw the movie, I loved the music so much I went online right away and ordered the soundtrack however I wasn't sure if it would be overdone as the movie had quite simple songs which I loved. I was very pleased when I listened to the CD to see that the emotion and intent behind the songs was not changed. All in all, a great purchase! Rating: - BeautifulI watched this movie last night, by chance, having never heard of it before, and the one thing that really captivated me was the music. It's beautiful. Not too polished, but full of heart. I immediately went online to see if there was a soundtrack. I can't wait to go buy the cd! I recommend this to anyone who enjoys beautiful, moving music... Rating:  - Intimate and elegant.The film's soundtrack is an acoustic strum-heavy affair. Taken away from the context of the film the songs lose a great deal of their emotional resonance. "Falling Slowly" does well to get things off to a melodically maudlin start, while the quirkily bouncy "Fallen From The Sky" is a welcome lighter touch. There are some appropriately wistful moments scattered all too sporadically throughout the album. Standout tracks: the haunting and genuinely affecting "If You Want Me", "Lies", "Falling Slowly", and "Once". |
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